Determining the cause of difficult-to-control mitochondrial diseases

Determining the cause of difficult-to-control mitochondrial diseases A research group has discovered that the 'non-essential' amino acid taurine is important for protein translation in mitochondria and is involved in mitochondrial disease development. The group also discovered that a taurine-conjugated compound was able to ameliorate the symptoms of mitochondrial dysfunction through taurine-deficiency. http://ift.tt/eA8V8J